Grand Coteau's Schools of the Sacred Heart in Grand Coteau are hosting Dr. Leonard Sax, MD PhD, who will be presenting "Why Gender Matters: what parents need to know about the emerging science of gender differences." The presentation will be held at Holy Cross Church (415 Robley Drive, Lafayette 70503).

Dr. Sax is a family physician, Ph.D. psychologist, and the author of Why Gender Matters (Doubleday 2005), Boys Adrift (Basic Books 2007), and Girls on the Edge (Basic Books 2010). He has been featured on the TODAY Show, NPR, Fox News, CNN, PBS, and other national programs, discussing the importance of gender in broadening educational horizons for both girls and boys.